Malayan Water Shrew vs Oak Crust

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Peniophora quercina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oak Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peniophora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.